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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-02-23

HEARsAY EvIDENCE.-An eminenI
Lord Chief Justice who was trying 8
right-of-way case had before him witt
ness-an old farmer who was proceeding
to tell the jury that he had "knowed|
the path for sixty yeer, and my feytheI|
tould 1 as he has heerd my granfeythefj
zay--" ''Stop," said the Judge I'VE
can't have hearsay evidence here" "'Not!'1
exclaimed Farmer Giles. = .Then how
dost thou know who thy feyther was
'cept by hearsay?" After the laughter!
had subsidized the judge said: "In courts
of law we can only be guided. with what
you have seen with your eyes, and moth !
ing more nor less" "Oh, that be blow
ed for tale !" replied the farmer. II hal
got bile on the back of my neck, and I
never seed un, but be prepared to swear
that he's there!" This second triumph
on the part of the witness let in torrent
of hearsay evidence about the footpathII
which obtained weight with the jury,|
though the Judge told them it was not test
timony of any value, and the farmers par
ty won.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
Abusing Animals.

Complaints have been made to the agent OF
the S. p. c. A. that some of the parties
handling the horses lately sold at the Park
were abusing them. In this vicinity there
were sold thirty or more horses, and some OF
the parties, unaccustomed to handling
bronchos, are using great deal of force to
break them. Pitchforks, clubs and whips
have been freely used in many cases. The
agent visited the Park yesterday at the re-
quest Of the citizens of Portland and Deer
ing where some of the horses purchased by
Portland men are being trained to harness.
Nearly all Of the horses are looking hard.
The agent notified the trainers that com
plants had been made of the treatment of
horses at the Park and that all unnecessary
abuse must be stopped at once On the
Eastern Promenade some of the same horses
are being trained, and complaints have been
made to the agent to look after them. Com
plants have been received from Saccarappa
that the agent is wanted there Warm
ings have been issued by the agent of the
p S. P. G. A, and all cases of unnecessary
abuse will be prosecuted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
The Marshal and the NewsdeaIers.


To the Editor Of the Press:
Please make correction in regard to the
outrage committed on me in regard to clos
ing my news depot on Sunday last. The
City Marshal, on being interviewed by me in
regard to my statement in the PRESS, July
10th, said that orders were issued year ago
to close all news stands except Mrs. Mar
quis's and Fessenden's; that complaint had
been made to him that Jewett was not clos
ing, but kept open all day, and sold all kinds
of goods besides papers, and that on calling
on Jewett he admitted the charge. This is
utterly false. as the Marshal never asked
how long kept open or If 1 sold other
goods than papers. He simply said, as re-
peated in my statement, II understand that
you keep your store open Sundays. You
were ordered year ago to close at 10 o'clock
and you know it." Ireplied that / could not
close unless the other dealers did. He re-
piled, lit makes no difference what the 9th
ers do; you close" did so, although feel
ing it was an outrage. and that the Marshal
added further injury by making such a mis-
statement, in order to clear himself before
the people of Portland All know, who
come to my. news depot, and he might, by
simple INJURY, have found out even of the
police, that close at o'clock, and besides
do not draw the curtain from before the
shelves on Sunday. / simply open for my
news business. as feel obliged to protect
my trade. | cannot see why i was especial
ly picked out for persecution, even to the
extent CT personally spying to see If did
obey the order, while there were at least six
newsdealers in the city who did keep open,
and presume more, as have made no eff
fort to get an accurate report from all. AS
near as | can find out, no effort was made to
close them, nor were they ordered to close.
Yours truly,
w. III. JEWETT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
Silver Wedding.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman l..
Bracket to the number of $50 gathered at
their cottage Wednesday evening to cele-
brate the twenty-ffth anniversary of their
marriage. The house and lawn at Peaks
Island were handsomely decorated with
Chinese lanterns and presented an attractive
appearance. Many valuable gifts testified to
the esteem in which the couple are held,
among them being handsome silver service
from the employees of the Boston & Maine,
fine water set, and many other useful and
valuable tokens The company was enter
tanned by several solos, finely sung by Miss
Eta Sterling, in which she was accompanied
by Miss Annie Bracket, and the reading Of
most appropriate selection by Miss Julia
Staples, after which the company adjourned
to the Peaks Island House where refresh
meptS were served
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
Pc RSONAL.
The
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. j
Pennington. formerly of 7

-" friends of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
= Pennington, formerly of Port
will sympathise with them in the loss
II their infant son.
j. S. Benner and wife of Reading Penn.
S. Frazier and wife of Montreal r. A.
Morklie, Mrs d. S. Whitney and two sons
of St. Paul, are stopping at the City Hotel.
Prof. Wm Harper, former teacher in the
Pennington Normal School, also principal
Of the High School at Pennington, is now
superintendent OF the white school of Dal-
| ton, Ga.
Brigadier General Mitchell will attend the
muster Of the Massachusetts troops at
birmingham this week and will afterward
visit Swampseot Beach, where the militia of
New Hampshire will be in camp.
Mr.. Ralph E. Moore, son of A. P. Moore,
Esq, of Lisbon, who was recently appointed
sergeant in the signal corps, second brigade
has just received an appointment on Gen.
Peach's staff.
Mr.. Virgil E. Eaton, who is now in Ire
land as the representative of the Boston
Globe, is a native of Maine, and his mother
now lives in Brewer. His wife was a
Brewer girl.
Mr.. III. w. Bryant, the secretary of the
Maine Historical Society, will celebrate his
silver wedding Saturday, not his golden we'd
ding as the Express had it, as Mr.. Bryant is
hardly advanced in years sufficiently to allow
such celebration.
A party of twenty-four Portland people
went to Lake Maranocook Wednesday by
invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. Towle of the
Maine Central They spent most delight
full day and they all desire to thank their
entertainers for their efforts to give them
pleasure.
oliver A Dore, a well known citizen of
Dover, N. H., died rather suddenly Wednes-
day of heart disease. He was born in Lee
banon, eighty-one years ago. and had resided
In Dover forty-fye years. He was superin-
tendent of streets for several years and
member of the STAFFORD Lodge of Masons
He leaves wife, two daughters and one
son-the landlord of the Kimball House,
Dover.
Fred J. Blaiher, who is employed on the
night Pullman on the Maine Central, did
some rapid work in the early part of the
week. He left Portland at Ills Monday
night, arriving at Bangor at $50 a. m. Leav-
ing there at he arrived at Belfast at 10, was
married at IL, left with his bride at 4 by
steamer, arriving in Bangor in season to
take his regular train at s p. M, for Port
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Blather will make Port
land their future home.
The school committee and trustees of
Bloomfield Academy at Skowhegan, voted at
their last meeting to employ Mr.. Charles NJ
Estes of Houlton, as principal of the Show
hogan High School, Mr.. Estes lisa graduate
of Colby University, and has for several
years past, been assistant in the Kicker
Classical Institute at Houlton. That insti-
tuition is very DESTROYS to retain his services
and this fact makes it somewhat doubtful
whether he will accept the position at Show
hogan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
ICE CREAM POISONING.
May 1t Not Have Been Caused by
Tyrotoxicon7

Mrs. George F. Shepley sent to Perkins's
Wednesday, and bought some ice cream for
the dinner dessert. Later in the day she was
taken very i'll, and so were other members of
the household.
Mr.. Arthur Gould partook of ice cream So
da at the same place Wednesday night, and
was taken violently sick during the after
noon. DIR. Whidden, at once, on seeing him,
said he was suffering from poison.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. II. Dow 2SS Congress
street, and lady friend from Boston were
all taken violently i'll Wednesday night. af-
ter eating vanilla ice cream at Mr. Perkins.
DR.. Dodge yesterday morning considered
them out of danger.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Perkins stopped
the sale of his cream and put the matter into
the hands of the Board of Health for inves-
tigation.
a microscopical examination has been
made of sample of the ice cream that poi
sOned nearly one hundred of New York
picnic party the other day. The microscope
revealed peculiar formation of vegetable
fungus. The fungi were of vivid green
color, and elliptical in form. The chemist
says tndu tnlo luuSOlu SrOWtu is spontaneous
ly generated in milk under certain condi-
tions, and is poisonous. 1t is often found in
pure milk, and in some cases within a short
time after it has come from the cow. The
New York Times gives the name tyrotoxicon
to the pois on. This is very obscure poison
first discovered by Prof Vaughan of Michi-
gan University. Many cases of poisoning
by this substance are ON record. Recently,
nearly 200 pers ons in Awboy, Ohio, were af-
fected by it, although the local physicians
were at first inclined to assign some other
cause. The poison is a product of decompo-
sition, but 1t seems to be developed some
times in spite Of all ordinary precautions
on the part of the manufacturer. 1t is as
surfing, however, to know that all the New
York victims of the poison recovered, al
though they were very sick. If, in spite of
the best precautions, ice cream will some
times become poisonous, it is assuring to
know that of hundred cases all have recoy-
cred. Were the poison as deadly as it is in
sidious the popularity of ice cream would
soon be gone forever.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
CIRCUS DAY.
The Great Barnum Show and Its
Performances.

Crowds of people who belonged in town or
came from out of town on purpose to see
Barnum's great show, at an early hour yes
terday morning filled the sidewalks of the
streets through which the procession would
pass. On the circus grounds the tents were
pitched and great many people amused
themselves during the morning by glimpses
of the canvas village and the home life of
the circus employees.
Even Barnum has rarely gotten up so good
circus and menagerie as he has this year.
The parade in the forenoon was noticeable
Tor the handsome horses in the procession,
as well as the many chariots, the animal
cages which were open to view, and the
other attractions which kept the Juvenile
portion of the crowd constantly moving
from point to point to see the show RS ae.any
times as possible. All ting horses belonging
to the circus are excsllent animals and all of
tnep from The high spirited racers to the
sleek and strong draught horses showed that
they had the best of care and living. The
neat appearance of the drivers and other
employees of the show was also noticeable.
Both performances drew big crowds, every
seat being filled in the afternoon. The
menagerie is an exceedingly good one, the
cages containing many valuable animals.
Jumbo stands at the head of the large herd
OF elephants, as natural as life, the stufing
and mounting of the great hide having been
done in so perfect manner that at little
distance, the big elephant seems to be alive.
Alongside the stuffed body, is the mammoth
skeleton, affording an excellent opportunity
for the student Of natural history to increase
his knowledge. Great ingenuity is displayed
In the provision for transporting the huge
mass OF bone without breaking any of the
parts. The skeleton is so jointed that the
parts may be detached and then packed
away In the great van used for their trans
portation. The legs turn down until they
rest on the platform which supports the
right which shuts up like a telescope and the
great body, hanging by ropes from the top
OF the tent, Is then ready to be lowered into
the van Next to the defunct Jumbo in
popular interest, is the baby elephant,
which is considerably larger than on its pre-
vious visit to Portland.
The circus, with the two rings and the
stage between them had many things of in
terest for everybody. Barnum always has
gooo Iloers ana the riding yesterday was ex-
tremely good, the bicyclists were pleasing in
their graceful exhibition, and the smallest
member of the troupe riding on a diminutiye
wheel, quite captivated the audience. Capt.
raul Boyton gave good exhibition of his
ability to walk on the water or to live in it.
The. trapeze acting of the Silbons was re-
markable for its daring and skill, the long
leaps causing great applause. The order
maintained in the tents was commendable
and the usual nuisance of lemonade hawking
over the seats was absent.
We are indebted to Mr.. Morris H. Warren.
the press agent, for many courtesies in
affording an opportunity to see everything
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
Names Great Cattle Buyer.
belfast Journal.


l. c. Libby, Esq. of Burnham, has just
completed his twelve hundredth trip from
Maine TO Brighton market. He has travelled
by rail over 100000 miles. or distance equal
to going around the earth twenty five times
without injury by accident. He has sold in
Brighton market over 100000 head of cattle,
besides large numbers of sheep, for which
he has received over 81 900, 900. He has paid
railroads for freight ON live stock, $250,OOO.
and is IS years old. He has never drank or
tasted of any kind of Intoxicating liquors in
his life time, never smoked a cigar or pipe OF
played game of cards. He is attending the
market regularly eacn week, and is selling
more than half of all the cattle and sheep
shipped out of Maine. besides having sew
eral other branches of business that call for
his personal attention. His is a busy life
with plenty of variety
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22

Since the present proprietors, Messrs. Foss
d O'Connor, have had the management of
the United States Hotel the business of that
popular house has been constantly increas-
ing. Yesterday 900 or more meals were fur
nished at the States, and yet the tables were
abundantly supplied and the service was of
the best The success of the present pro-
prietors of the United States is good illus
tration of the fact that faithful attention to
business will bring success. This hotel well
deserves the large patronage which it is re-
nninirnn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
Coroner's Inquest

The jury empanelled by Coroner Gould to
hold an inquest over the remains of the man
run over at Falmouth Wednesday returns
the following verdict:
In our opinion the stranger fell upon the
track of the Maine Central Railroad in the
town Of Falmouth and lay either dead or In
an insensible condition when run over by en-
CINE No. 80 attached to train 81 freight run
ming east. A dense iog at the time made il
impossible to see body but a short distance
ahead of the engine. and no blame can be at
tached to the railroad company or any of its
employees.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
BRIEF JoTTINCS.

Cloudy and cool yesterday with south
west wind. A good circus day.
George K. Lawrence was sentenced to the
Reform School during minority.
Mr. Frank Chase stopped a runaway pair
of horses on Franklin Wharf yesterday be-
fore any damage was done.
Rev. Henry Blanchard will preach next
Sunday morning in Congress Square Church,
on''The Accommodation of DR.. McGlynn."
The regular business meeting of the Fresh
Air Fund, will be held at 139 Spring street,
Friday evening, at 100 o'clock
The Aged Brotherhood will not have their
annual excursion On the 25th inst. as hereto
fore in consequence of being unable to make
suitable arrangements.
The foundation story of the new Union
Passenger Station is nearly completed, and
the first floor laid. There are los men at
work ON the building.
The weekly clam bake of the Portland
Club will be uncovered at six o'clock, to-
morrow afternoon. The ladies will be pres
emit.
The bark Fearnaught now lying at Union
Wharf, is one of the largest sailing vessels
ever seen in the harbor. Among other nov
elites on board is a wind mill which is used
to pump water from the hold.
The Portland & Kennebec Steamboat Com
pany propose to purchase the side wheel
steamer Silver Glen, 100 feet long, to take the
place of the Jessie b.. which is too small for
their business.
The crack yacht, the. Papoose, that beat
the Shadow, was in the harbor yesterday
morning and sailed about noon. The White
Wings arrived, and also Mr.. Mallett's yacht,
the Restless.
fishing schooner arrived here last night
that seined 5000 mackerel. splendid fish, off
Boone Island Yesterday. They were large
and small and averaged about thlee-quarters
of pound each. They were sold to Loveitt
at ten cents pound.
Messrs O'Brien and Govern, of this city,
winners of the amateur and professional 100
yard dash races at Maranacook last year,
have notified the Bangor A. o. II. excursion
that they will attend the annual excursion of
the Order to the lake this year and will take
part in the races.
A story has been started in New York, ap-
parently with the intention Of selling bonds
of the Poughkeepsie Bridge, that the Boston
& Maine has completed arrangements to
build the bridge in order to obtain connec-
tion with the Erie and Pennsylvania sys-
tens.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
Portland-E. z. Richards to Lydia j. Libby 81
and other considerations,
Cape Elizabeth-A. }. Cash to S. NJ Rines 81
and other considerations.
Freeport=J; G. Gould to A. Gould. $50
Mary Nj. Talbot ct al to j. c. Gould. $50.
Wlndham-Sarah j. Merrill to William f. Hall.
81 and other considerations.
Peaks Islands. S. Parsons to A. L. johnson.
Deborah Trott to F. A. Philbrook. 81 and 9TH
er considerations.
Diamond lsland-Dlamond Island Association
TOT w. johnson. 81 and other considerations
Bailey's 1sand-J. M. johnson to Amira s.
johnson. 81 and other consideration.
Gorham-George l.. Day to Frederick ROBBIE.
5000. 0"i0
and other consideration
Gray-C. G.. Whidden to Emery Osgood. $500.
Brldgton-William Perley to Mary Knight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
The Cumberland Bone comnanv

Speaking about the Cumberland Bone
Company" says an exchange, "its present
Presidents son of the late Mr.. Spring OF
Portland. The new management, it is said
have spent 100000 the past season in i'm.
provements. They are now building break.
water. They use South Carolina rich phos.
phate with fish. They make their own acid
They sell their superDhosphate this veal
largely in New York and New England. II
goes largely into tobacco fields. That loud
smell we are getting is from load of Nova
Scotia fish offal. This smell annoys Booth.
bay, and it is now understood that the works
will not run in July and August. They en-
ploy 80 to 40 men,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

IL Won hay'nt seen the ROOKWOOD POTTERY
which IS fast coming to the front as the most artistic
decorative pottery made in this country quarter Of
stock of choice pieces that have just received direct
from the works in Cincinnati. lockwood is different
from any of the imported porceains and there is moth
ing made like it elsewhere in America and as the man
ufacture of it is comparatively a new enterprise.
there are not many duplicates to be had The prnci
pal charms of Lockwood Pottery are the odd shapes
originality of design and beauty of coloring best OF
al it is not at all expensive @that's something
In this same department are lots of other interest
ing things from China, Japan Austria, France and
0ldtOwn, Maine.-BamboO Cologne jugs from
Japan Chinese Rose Jars, French Bisque fig1res ex
qusitely nodded and colored, Austrian Vases Flower
Holders and Match Boxes WATER Coolers Fish
Shape Salad Dishes and Pitchers Russian Scent lars
and Odor Bottles. and Birch Bark Boxes made by
the Indians of 0ldtown, and filed with Pot-Pourri
of native rose leaves.
All these articles are worth seeing and all are con-
veniently arranged for inspection in the Fancy Goods
Department; the second from the entrance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
A Fitting School.

In continuance of an intimation made pub
lie short time ago, Mr.. Leighton announces
his purpose to open in Portland on some day
in September. and in some location yet to be
determined, high class fitting school doth
boarding and day. for boys and young men.
Further particulars may be learned from his
announcement, which in due time will be
followed by full prospectus. Mr.. Leighton
will be at the Falmouth Hotel in the morn
ing daily from 8 to IL O'Clock, and may be
addressed at 88 Park street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
LAW rERM-wEsrERN DISTRICT.


THURsbAY-Russel S. Bradbury vs. The Fire
Insurance Association of England. Same VS.. The
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society. Same vs..
The Western Assurance Company. Same VS.. The
Westchester Fire Insurance Company. Same VS.
The North British Insurance Company
Five cases involving the same state of facts
and argued together. They involve the question
whether If hack insured as a part of the per-
sonal property of livery stable, is destroyed by
fire while in paint shop where it is for REPAIRS
1t is such loss as is covered by the policy. The
case was argued for the plaintiff by George G..
Wing, and for the companies by Nathan Cleaves.
William Leader, admir-, VS.. Frank @. -Laughlin.
brief. .'rs-s
E. Stanley Hart vs.. Fidelia C. Mcclellan. Ar
gued orally by j. w. Mitchell for plaintiff and j.
A. Morrill, for defendant
OXFORD COUNTY.
John p. Swasey, admir- de bonis non of estate of
Mellen I. s. Ames vs. Hezekiah G.. Ames and
Deborah h. Ames. Motion TO set aside verdict
by defendants on the ground that the verdict was
excessive. Argued orally by John p. Swasey for
plaintiff and George ID. Bisbee for defendants.
Stephen Taylor VS., David h. Hastings and 9TH
1T of entry involving the Whereabouts
NV the title TO a
Oxfo'1
.lntlH aHNw AZ
..lue as against -once.
,Jnn T. Swasey for the defend
sc D. Bisbee for the plaintiff.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-22
DEATHS.

In this city, July 81, Ann o. Foster. wife Of
Goo. +. Foster aged 20 years.
lfuneral ON Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
Burial private.
In this city. July 90 of consumption, Warren II
Hyde, aged 30 years 6 months. New York and
New Orleans papers please copy.l
In this city, July %, Sophia p, widow Of the
late James W. Leavitt, aged 73 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
AT Turner's Island, July 81, Mrs. Margaret Nc
Crum.
Funeral on Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
at her late residence.
In Pennington, July 81 Charles Walter Reyes,
only son OF John M. 5. and Dora N. Hunter, aged
months IA days.
Funeral on Saturday afternoon.1
In Woolwich. July Is, Mrs. Elizabeth Leeman,
aged 81 years IL months.
In Harpswell, July 10, Miss Abbie A. Dunning
aged IL years.
IN Biddeford, July IS, Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, aged
20 years.
In Biddeford. July IA, Sarah L., daughter OF
the late Id. Rumery, aged 20 years IL months.
In Old Orchard, July IL, Betsey Patterson, aged
"a years IL months.